18k 60 Comments August 12, 2013 5 strategies for responding to or preventing body shaming Let's talk about how to deal when our loved ones participate in body shaming, either of themselves or of others. What do you do when you are determined to be positive about yourself and love your body, but the others around you bad-talk their own bodies or those of others? Read More 16k 142 Comments June 4, 2013 On "getting wifed" after getting married I've noticed something now that I'm married… I feel like I've totally been getting "wifed" recently, and not-so-much by strangers or friends, but by my family, who really should know me better. From my sister to my father, for some reason everyone assumed I would change because *gasp* "I'm a wife now!" Read More 66k 129 Comments March 11, 2013 I dislike being a housewife: My struggle with being financially dependent on my spouse Many women dislike the word "housewife" because of implications of feminism and the stigma of gendered domestic roles. I dislike the word "housewife" because I am one. Well, I don't dislike the word itself but the actual role. I dislike being a housewife! My husband is not to blame for this; he even tries to mitigate the situation. Its all in my head. But I can't be the only who feels like this. Whether you prefer the term "housewife/husband," "homemaker," or another term entirely, how do you deal with the discomfort of financial dependency on a spouse? Read More 4.5k 118 Comments May 21, 2012 You'll seeeeee: parental fear-mongering predictions that didn't come true It seems as though we tell each other a lot of scary stories about parenthood. I mean, of course people want to share their experiences with each other. But all too often this storytelling slips into fear mongering. It's sort of a pre-emptive commiseration — an anticipatory sing-song of Oh, you'll seeeee…. Read More 17 Comments November 2, 2011 How can I balance being a parent and being an artist? It's very difficult to be faced with two options: be artistic on cue, or stop in the middle of my inspiration to fix dinner, help with homework, or do a bedtime routine. The end result of all this internal conflict is complete and utter failure at both my art and raising my children in a healthy clean environment. I am curious: has anyone else out there dealt with this conflict? Have you found a solution that's healthy for everyone? Read More 41 Comments September 26, 2011 How do you tell your kid you're an atheist? How do you have the atheist talk? We don't believe in any religion, therefore we don't have any literature, examples, or classes to give him. We tried to explain what other people think "god" is, but just couldn't find the words to describe it. He ended up thinking that there is a god who is a magician who lies to people, which is not what we want him to think. Read More 1…910111213…15
16k 142 Comments June 4, 2013 On "getting wifed" after getting married I've noticed something now that I'm married… I feel like I've totally been getting "wifed" recently, and not-so-much by strangers or friends, but by my family, who really should know me better. From my sister to my father, for some reason everyone assumed I would change because *gasp* "I'm a wife now!" Read More 66k 129 Comments March 11, 2013 I dislike being a housewife: My struggle with being financially dependent on my spouse Many women dislike the word "housewife" because of implications of feminism and the stigma of gendered domestic roles. I dislike the word "housewife" because I am one. Well, I don't dislike the word itself but the actual role. I dislike being a housewife! My husband is not to blame for this; he even tries to mitigate the situation. Its all in my head. But I can't be the only who feels like this. Whether you prefer the term "housewife/husband," "homemaker," or another term entirely, how do you deal with the discomfort of financial dependency on a spouse? Read More 4.5k 118 Comments May 21, 2012 You'll seeeeee: parental fear-mongering predictions that didn't come true It seems as though we tell each other a lot of scary stories about parenthood. I mean, of course people want to share their experiences with each other. But all too often this storytelling slips into fear mongering. It's sort of a pre-emptive commiseration — an anticipatory sing-song of Oh, you'll seeeee…. Read More 17 Comments November 2, 2011 How can I balance being a parent and being an artist? It's very difficult to be faced with two options: be artistic on cue, or stop in the middle of my inspiration to fix dinner, help with homework, or do a bedtime routine. The end result of all this internal conflict is complete and utter failure at both my art and raising my children in a healthy clean environment. I am curious: has anyone else out there dealt with this conflict? Have you found a solution that's healthy for everyone? Read More 41 Comments September 26, 2011 How do you tell your kid you're an atheist? How do you have the atheist talk? We don't believe in any religion, therefore we don't have any literature, examples, or classes to give him. We tried to explain what other people think "god" is, but just couldn't find the words to describe it. He ended up thinking that there is a god who is a magician who lies to people, which is not what we want him to think. Read More 1…910111213…15
66k 129 Comments March 11, 2013 I dislike being a housewife: My struggle with being financially dependent on my spouse Many women dislike the word "housewife" because of implications of feminism and the stigma of gendered domestic roles. I dislike the word "housewife" because I am one. Well, I don't dislike the word itself but the actual role. I dislike being a housewife! My husband is not to blame for this; he even tries to mitigate the situation. Its all in my head. But I can't be the only who feels like this. Whether you prefer the term "housewife/husband," "homemaker," or another term entirely, how do you deal with the discomfort of financial dependency on a spouse? Read More 4.5k 118 Comments May 21, 2012 You'll seeeeee: parental fear-mongering predictions that didn't come true It seems as though we tell each other a lot of scary stories about parenthood. I mean, of course people want to share their experiences with each other. But all too often this storytelling slips into fear mongering. It's sort of a pre-emptive commiseration — an anticipatory sing-song of Oh, you'll seeeee…. Read More 17 Comments November 2, 2011 How can I balance being a parent and being an artist? It's very difficult to be faced with two options: be artistic on cue, or stop in the middle of my inspiration to fix dinner, help with homework, or do a bedtime routine. The end result of all this internal conflict is complete and utter failure at both my art and raising my children in a healthy clean environment. I am curious: has anyone else out there dealt with this conflict? Have you found a solution that's healthy for everyone? Read More 41 Comments September 26, 2011 How do you tell your kid you're an atheist? How do you have the atheist talk? We don't believe in any religion, therefore we don't have any literature, examples, or classes to give him. We tried to explain what other people think "god" is, but just couldn't find the words to describe it. He ended up thinking that there is a god who is a magician who lies to people, which is not what we want him to think. Read More 1…910111213…15
4.5k 118 Comments May 21, 2012 You'll seeeeee: parental fear-mongering predictions that didn't come true It seems as though we tell each other a lot of scary stories about parenthood. I mean, of course people want to share their experiences with each other. But all too often this storytelling slips into fear mongering. It's sort of a pre-emptive commiseration — an anticipatory sing-song of Oh, you'll seeeee…. Read More 17 Comments November 2, 2011 How can I balance being a parent and being an artist? It's very difficult to be faced with two options: be artistic on cue, or stop in the middle of my inspiration to fix dinner, help with homework, or do a bedtime routine. The end result of all this internal conflict is complete and utter failure at both my art and raising my children in a healthy clean environment. I am curious: has anyone else out there dealt with this conflict? Have you found a solution that's healthy for everyone? Read More 41 Comments September 26, 2011 How do you tell your kid you're an atheist? How do you have the atheist talk? We don't believe in any religion, therefore we don't have any literature, examples, or classes to give him. We tried to explain what other people think "god" is, but just couldn't find the words to describe it. He ended up thinking that there is a god who is a magician who lies to people, which is not what we want him to think. Read More 1…910111213…15
17 Comments November 2, 2011 How can I balance being a parent and being an artist? It's very difficult to be faced with two options: be artistic on cue, or stop in the middle of my inspiration to fix dinner, help with homework, or do a bedtime routine. The end result of all this internal conflict is complete and utter failure at both my art and raising my children in a healthy clean environment. I am curious: has anyone else out there dealt with this conflict? Have you found a solution that's healthy for everyone? Read More 41 Comments September 26, 2011 How do you tell your kid you're an atheist? How do you have the atheist talk? We don't believe in any religion, therefore we don't have any literature, examples, or classes to give him. We tried to explain what other people think "god" is, but just couldn't find the words to describe it. He ended up thinking that there is a god who is a magician who lies to people, which is not what we want him to think. Read More 1…910111213…15
41 Comments September 26, 2011 How do you tell your kid you're an atheist? How do you have the atheist talk? We don't believe in any religion, therefore we don't have any literature, examples, or classes to give him. We tried to explain what other people think "god" is, but just couldn't find the words to describe it. He ended up thinking that there is a god who is a magician who lies to people, which is not what we want him to think. Read More 1…910111213…15